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Entries tagged “Jim Jones”

Blakroc: The Black Keys and a really tough crew

By Brandon Kim on 11/10/2009
Filed under: Revolutions Per Minute

The Ohio-based dirty, filthy blues duo Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, known as The Black Keys, have set up shop in Brooklyn with one tough crew of hip hop legends to create the super group, Blakroc. Legends like Wu Tang's RZA and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch, M.O.P.'s Billy Danze, and Mos Def. It's silly. They got a web series on the whole project, The Blakroc Sessions that I highly recommend. The music is good and the process of these players is worth the watch. Of course, shit is hilarious too, what with all the... MORE »

SUPER TUESDAY: New Album Releases (March 24)

By Jim Shearer on 03/24/2009
Filed under: SUPER TUESDAY

A metal band the indie kids love, Doom sans the M.F., Pete Doherty goes solo, and the Indigo Girls give us double the pleasure... MORE »

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